John Filip von Schantz (17 January 1835 – 24 July 1865) was a Finnish composer and musician. Born in

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, he left

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in 1855 after being expelled from

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, deciding to devote himself to music. The following year he began studies in

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and composition in

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and continued them at

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in Germany in 1857–1860. In 1860 he was employed as conductor at the

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in Helsinki. When the Swedish Theatre burned down in 1863 he began performing at '' Berns Salonger'' in Stockholm, Sweden.Carlquist, G. eds., Swedish encyclopedia, ed 1 (1929–37), Malmo. Retrieved 6 July 2012. He also performed in

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, Sweden, and

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, Denmark, before falling ill and returning to Finland in 1864. He died in Helsinki.

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(Edition 2, 1916). 1835 births 1865 deaths Musicians from the Grand Duchy of Finland Composers from the Russian Empire Finnish male composers Finnish male conductors (music) 19th-century Finnish male musicians 19th-century Finnish composers 19th-century Finnish conductors (music) Finnish expatriates in Denmark Finnish expatriates in Sweden {{Finland-composer-stub